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Danny Breen, current mayor of St. John's since 2017

This is a list of mayors of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Between 1888–1898, the St. John's City Council consisted of five councillors elected by wards and two members who were appointed by the Newfoundland government. The city was governed by a commission of government from 1898–1902. A municipal council was recreated that would be formed by six councillors-at-large and one mayor who would be elected by those citizens of St. John's who pay property taxes. Except for another period of government by commission from 1914–1916, this system has since governed the city of St. John's.

The city council currently comprises 11 members: the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor and nine councillors, five which represent wards throughout the city and four that are elected at large.

Mayors

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Mayors of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
No. Portrait Mayor Term began Term ended
1
George Shea June 19, 1902 June 26, 1906
2
Michael Gibbs June 26, 1906 June 27, 1910
3
William Ellis June 27, 1910 July 1, 1914
Municipal Commission of Government (July 1, 1914 – June 29, 1916)
4
William Gosling June 29, 1916 December 15, 1921
5
Tasker Cook December 15, 1921 December 9, 1929
6 Charles Howlett December 9, 1929 March 31, 1932
7 Andrew Carnell March 31, 1932 November 8, 1949
8
Harry Mews November 8, 1949 November 16, 1965
9 William G. Adams November 16, 1965 November 13, 1973
10 Dorothy Wyatt November 13, 1973 November 3, 1981
11 (1) John J. Murphy November 3, 1981 November 13, 1990
12
Shannie Duff November 13, 1990 November 9, 1993[1]
11 (2) John J. Murphy November 9, 1993 September 30, 1997
13 Andy Wells September 30, 1997 March 3, 2008
–
Dennis O'Keefe (Acting) March 3, 2008 April 22, 2008
–
Shannie Duff (Acting) April 22, 2008 June 9, 2008
14
Dennis O'KeefeJune 9, 2008September 26, 2017[2][3]
15
Danny Breen September 26, 2017[4] Incumbent

Deputy Mayors

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Deputy mayors of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
No. Mayor Term began Term ended
1 James T. Martin December 15, 1921 December 8, 1925
2 Joseph Fitzgibbon December 8, 1925 December 9, 1929
3 Andrew Carnell December 9, 1929 March 31, 1932
4 James Chalker December 1933 December 15, 1941
5 Eric Cook December 15, 1941 1943
6 James Spratt November 13, 1945 November 9, 1949
7 George Nightingale November 8, 1949 November 10, 1953
8 James D. Higgins November 10, 1953 November 14, 1961
9 William G. Adams November 14, 1961 November 16, 1965
10 John Crosbie November 16, 1965 July 1966
11 Len Stirling November 18, 1969 November 13, 1973
12 John J. Murphy November 13, 1973 November 8, 1977
13 Ray O'Neill November 8, 1977 November 3, 1981
14 (1) Shannie Duff November 3, 1981 November 13, 1990
15 Andy Wells November 13, 1990 September 30, 1997
16 Marie White September 30, 1997 September 25, 2001
17 Gerry Colbert September 25, 2001 September 27, 2005
18 Dennis O'Keefe September 27, 2005 March 3, 2008
19 (1) Ron Ellsworth June 3, 2008 September 29, 2009
14 (2) Shannie Duff September 29, 2009 September 24, 2013
19 (2) Ron Ellsworth September 24, 2013 September 26, 2017
20 Sheilagh O'Leary September 26, 2017 October 8, 2025
19 (3) Ron Ellsworth October 8, 2025 Incumbent

References

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  1. ↑ "In the public eye: The political life is not an easy draw for women". The Telegram, June 22, 1997.
  2. ↑ "O'Keefe wins mayor's race in St. John's byelection". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "The polls close". The Telegram. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Danny Breen elected mayor of St. John's | SaltWire".
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